Rín

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Rín

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Rín

f. the Rhine, Akv. 27, Bkv. 11, Bm., Gm., Edda, Symb., passim; the fem. gender (masc. in Germ. der Rhein, Lat. Rhenus) prob. arose from the appellative, (áin Rín, the river Rhine); Rínar-kvíslir, -ósar, Ant. 288: in poetry gold is called Rínar-málmr, Rín-leygr,—the ore or the fire of the Rhine, referring to the legends of the Niebelungen Hort, Lex. Poët.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛁᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
fem.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
masc.: masculine.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
Bkv.: Brynhildar-kviða. (A. II.)
Bm.: Bjarka-mál. (A. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Symb.: Symbolae. (H. IV.)

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